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55 Days at Peking ()

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During the 1900 Boxer Rebellion, U.S. marine, Maj. Matt Lewis, along with British consul, Sir Arthur Robertson, develop a plan to keep the rebels at bay until an international military relief force can arrive.
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Maj. Matt Lewis
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Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
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Sir Arthur Robertson
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Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
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Sgt. Harry
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Father de Bearn
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Gen. Jung-Lu
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Prince Tuan
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Baron Sergei Ivanoff
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Julliard
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Dr. Steinfeldt
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Lady Sarah Robertson
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Garibaldi
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Maj. Bobrinski
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Capt. Andy Marshall
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Smythe
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Capt. Hanselman (as Joseph Furst)
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Capt. Hoffman
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Col. Shiba (as Ichizo Itami)
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Clergyman
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Spanish Minister
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Hugo Bergmann
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Mme Gaumaire
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Italian Minister (as Jose Nieto)
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Baron von Meck
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Gaumaire
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Capt. Hanley
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Teresa
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Old Man (voice)
Lucy Appleby ...
Martha (uncredited)
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Sergeant Major (uncredited)
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Japanese Minister (uncredited)
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Chiang (uncredited)
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Court Boxer (uncredited)
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Dutch Minister (uncredited)
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Austrian Minister (uncredited)
Andy Ho ...
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Dong Kingman ...
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US Marine (uncredited)
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Court Boxer (uncredited)
Soong Ling ...
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Gerald (uncredited)
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Tommy (uncredited)
Enzo Musumeci Greco ...
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Extra (uncredited)
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US Minister (uncredited)
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Boxer (uncredited)
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Spanish Minister (uncredited) (voice)
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Belgian Minister (uncredited)
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Concubine (uncredited)
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Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Kenji Takaki ...
The Old One (uncredited)
John A. Tinn ...
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Guillermo Vera ...
El hombre del carrito (uncredited)
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Boxer Chief (uncredited)
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Court Boxer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Nicholas Ray
Guy Green ... (uncredited)
Andrew Marton ... (uncredited)

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Robert Hamer ... (additional dialogue)
 
Philip Yordan ... (screenplay) and
Bernard Gordon ... (screenplay)
 
Ben Barzman ... () (uncredited)

Produced by

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Samuel Bronston ... producer
Alan Brown ... associate producer
Michal Waszynski ... executive associate producer (as Michael Waszynski)

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Dimitri Tiomkin

Cinematography by

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Jack Hildyard ... director of photography

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Robert Lawrence

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Magdalena Paradell ... assistant to editor

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Maude Spector

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Veniero Colasanti
John Moore

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Veniero Colasanti
John Moore

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Veniero Colasanti
John Moore

Makeup Department

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Grazia De Rossi ... hairdresser (as Grazia Di Rossi)
Mario Van Riel ... makeup artist
José Luis Pérez ... assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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C.O. Erickson ... executive production manager
Jesús Franco ... assistant production manager (uncredited)
Tadeo Villalba ... unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Noël Howard ... second unit director (as Noel Howard)
José López Rodero ... assistant director: first unit (as Jose Lopez Rodero)
José María Ochoa ... assistant director: second unit (as Jose Maria Ochoa)
Julio Sempere ... second assistant director (uncredited)

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Stanley Detlie ... master of properties
Dong Kingman ... title paintings
Howard Terpning ... poster artist
Julián Martín ... painter (uncredited)
Francisco Prósper ... construction coordinator (uncredited)
Vicente Sempere Sempere ... assistant set decorator (uncredited)
Jose Velazquez ... carpenter (uncredited)

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Milton C. Burrow ... sound effects editor (as Milton Burrow)
David Hildyard ... sound mixer
Gordon K. McCallum ... sound re-recordist
Otto Snel ... sound recordist (uncredited)

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Alex Weldon ... special effects
Antonio Baquero ... special effects assistant (uncredited)
Antonio Parra ... special effects assistant (uncredited)
Pablo Pérez ... special effects technician (uncredited)

Stunts

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Siu-Loi Chow ... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Cooper ... additional stunts: England (uncredited)
Cheng-Liang Kwan ... stunts (uncredited)
Enzo Musumeci Greco ... stunts (uncredited)
Terry Yorke ... stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Siu-Tin Yuen ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Manuel Berenguer ... second unit cameraman
Bruno Pasqualini ... supervising electrician
Gerry Fisher ... camera operator (uncredited)
Federico G. Grau ... still photographer (uncredited)
Douglas Milsome ... clapper loader (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Joe Powell ... extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Gloria Musetta ... head of wardrobe (as Gloria Mussetta)

Music Department

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Richard C. Harris ... music editor (as Richard Harris)
Dimitri Tiomkin ... conductor
Manuel Emanuel ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Herbert Taylor ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Lucie Lichtig ... continuity

Additional Crew

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Samuel Bronston ... presenter
Carl Gibson ... supervising technician
James R. Johnson ... technical advisor (as Col. J.R. Johnson D.S.O. O.B.E. M.C.)
Andrew Marton ... director: second unit operations
Miguel Ángel Bermejo ... production assistant (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Diplomats, soldiers, and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1899 to 1901 Boxer Rebellion. The disparate interests unite for survival, despite competing factions, overwhelming odds, delayed relief, and tacit support of the Boxers by Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi (Dame Flora Robson) and her Generals. Written by Martin H. Booda

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Taglines A handful of men and women held out against the frenzied hordes of bloodthirsty fanatics! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Fifty Five Days at Peking (United States)
  • Les 55 Jours de Pékin (France)
  • 55 Tage in Peking (Germany)
  • Cinquanta-cinc dies a Pequín (Spain, Catalan title)
  • 55 días en Pekín (Spain)
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  • 154 min
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Budget $9,000,000 (estimated)

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Trivia This movie was shot in Spain and needed hundreds of Chinese extras, and the company sent scouts throughout Spain and the rest of Europe to hire as many Asian-looking actors and actresses that they could find. The casting web in 1962 reached as far as London, Lyon, and Marseilles, so the result was that many Chinese restaurants in those cities closed for the summer 1962 during filming because the restaurant staff - often including the restaurant's owners - was hired away by the movie company. The company hired so many, that for several months, there was scarcely a Chinese restaurant to be found open in Spain and those three other cities. See more »
Goofs At the beginning, the German band plays Deutschland Uber Alles, which was not adopted by Germany until after World War I. Germany at that time used the anthem Heil Dir Im Siegerkranz, whose tune is that of God Save The Queen, while Austria-Hungary used the Deutschland tune for its anthem, Gott Erhalte Franz Den Kaiser. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1974). See more »
Soundtracks So Little Time See more »
Quotes German Ambassador: You have to admire Sir Arthur; he always manages to give the impression that God must be an Englishman.
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